cinnabar

Definitions


[ˈsɪnəbɑː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide, sometimes used as a pigment

- a day-flying moth with black and red wings, whose black and yellow caterpillars feed on groundsel and ragwort


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Origin:
Middle English: from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, from an Asian language




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